Case analysis
Being Left in the Cold
Para1:Katherine has a problem teaching and wants to consult the director. When she arrived at the director's office at the appointed time, she found him talking to another teacher. Later, the director was disturbed by other things when talking to himself. Katherine was so confused and angry.Para2: The main problem is that the concept of personal time arrangement is different. For western countries, their concept of time is monchronic, which means that they want to be able to focus on a planned thing when making an appointment. The Chinese prefer polychronic time. They are more casual about the normal schedule and view time as a whole, so they want to be able to control their time flexibly, so they will inevitably be interrupted and distracted to do other things. So the solution is that we can face up to and understand each other's different ideas on time arrangement. When talking to people at a given time, it's respectful to be focused without distraction.Para3: Different countries will have different views on time management. Western countries such as Germany will like monchronic because they think such time management will be very efficient. The Chinese like polychronic. Such piecemeal time management will keep them flexible to deal with emergencies. In any case, understanding is the premise of mutual respect. When you get along with each other, you should first understand each other's attitude towards this aspect. —— 18级政商 梁卓杰